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Following the success of its first unit, I Love Pizza, a Miami-based pizzeria, has opened its second restaurant in the area, on Washington Avenue, South Beach. I Love Pizza features New York-style pizza with all-natural ingredients and organic flour, as...

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will open its next restaurant in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17 in the neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Owners of this location are siblings Amit and Pooja Mehta. "With the mix of nightlife, restaurants, unique shopping and...

Just a month after announcing plans to open a Zaffiro's Pizzeria and Bar, Marcus Theatres is set to open a third Zaffiro's location. The newest restaurant will be located at the Parkwood Cinema in New Berlin, Wisc., and is set...

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers has two openings slated for Oct. 10, in Cumming, Ga., and Denton, Texas. Charles and Kelly Wilson will operate the Mellow Mushroom in Cumming. "We have some of the best shopping, dining and entertainment attractions in...

Straw Hat Pizza has updated its corporate mission to include a social responsibility pledge. The company's new mission includes promoting and empowering its restaurants to be as eco friendly as possible, while encouraging guests to pursue a reusable/renewable agenda. "Straw...

Australia's Eagle Boys Pizza Express store network will undergo a store and menu makeover in the biggest revamp the Express brand has seen since rolling out five years ago. Located in airports, service stations, convenience stores and other high-traffic areas,...

Straw Hat Pizza has licensed the famous Garfield cartoon character from creator Jim Davis and Paws Inc. as part of its new marketing campaign. Garfield will debut in Straw Hat Pizza restaurants and marketing materials in the months ahead. "Garfield...

New York's Pizza by Certé has been designated a 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant by the Green Restaurant Association, a national nonprofit specializing in helping restaurants become more sustainable. Receiving 206.35 points on the GRA's certification scale and having implemented...

Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation, has begun renovations to transform its Parkwood Cinema in Waite Park, Minn., into an entertainment destination featuring the company's second Zaffiro's Pizzeria and Bar. The new location will also feature remodeled auditoriums...

The food truck has been gaining momentum since 2008, with some predicting a short-lived heyday. That has certainly not been the case, as new research by the National Restaurant Association confirms. According to the research, six out of 10 consumers...

SSP America, the North American division of SSP, an operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, celebrated the opening of PizzaVino, its 2,328-square-foot pizza and wine concept at Dallas/Fort Worth International's Terminal D. PizzaVino features authentic, thin...

Just a few months after its launch, fast casual concept Coal Burger is set to open its second location in Woodlands, Texas's Town Center. Coal Burger, a venture of Grimaldi's Pizzeria, first opened in Scottsdale Quarter, a shopping/dining/entertainment destination in...

Mellow Mushroom will open its latest unit in Rogers, Ark. on June 13.
The new location will feature Mellow Mushroom's signature items, such as pizzas, hoagies, salads, calzones, appetizers, vegan options and gluten-free crusts.
It will be designed with local, original artwork, including the first-ever Disco VW Bug.

Nick's New Haven-Style Pizzeria & Bar is slated to open in early July in Boca Raton, Fla., featuring classic apizza made famous in New Haven, Conn. New Haven-style apizza is a version of Neapolitan pizza characterized by its thin crust,...

California-based Chicago Fire is set to open its fourth location at the Palladio in the Broadstone shopping complex in Folsom, Calif. The concept, owned by Eric Schnetz, is 8 years old and specializes in Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Current Chicago...

Two Boots is opening its newest location at The Fitzgerald, a mixed-use apartment community in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, and will celebrate with a grand opening party June 1. "I came to Baltimore in the early 80's to work on...